New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

sna 81 and POSSESSION Sounds, surveys
weTs n bsss for accurate National and state surveys
afforded the titanguiston anfhorzs :.
by OF Congress March 3 1871 ana ,cIc Coasts
mas been extended by the contlnnaton OF
operations The states q Npabx survey be
gun toward the close Of the fiscal year 'hc 'a' u
In the Office which Is charged with the duty OF max,
Ing tho results Of field work scccssihe 10 ' s1d mast
Sc"nomlcal methods, there were publ she'd "a now new.
chuis anl p'w editions ~ charts. 10 new chi',S
and editions being from ongravcd lnars,hs
Ihcre wcre printed 374o7 charts Il" Thch .o n"T from
photo lhngrapLs. Distribution was mafe 81 4'oi .
Sopcs Of 'h%s n s Sis for congress
and ~ OlO verr sent ~ agents fer sac .
vosr sra - COS rS,ics If ihese notices vorc printed
m dpGH IT. ~ les pred''IRT , f%r i and ~ ~
riGc coasts were In rrepnraon and arc now plb.
Iehcd Upward OF 40 copies % the third edition OF
ciuGinr he sonth of Tong Island Ncw York Ray
and Hudsoo River wcrc nphsh.d Thc nannfGns,i,p n
was reerly np!e.o for publication.
Ot ne ANIMAL reports for va'""' yc"ls 2,'0l c"pes
For the rrorrr development and economical cond 'c
Of tho work ~ the survey u II submitted that Con
rr~cs shuld ant apwcrriaons 10 the FIJI amount o.
the approved estimates.
PrRirC BUILDINGS.
There arc under tho control Of tbs Department
moro than TWO hundred completed and occupied tnild
Tor "rcprrs and meservation,' wants, safes and
locks and repairs healing apparatus and dn'ing
tho past ye,r work Of construction and repairs spec
Tally appropriated for have been prosecuted npoh
sixty three buildings. OF which number oll have leen
cornpc,ci. involving a total expenditure OF SSI,26i
373 81 which Is fily accounted for in the report Of
the nG AGRc Of u l tha p"y'e"s for so.
construction OF rev hi!iing' ana dclarI spraiy
ana prcse, alton Of peird buildings, S229.o72 IA
for heating apparatus end repairs to SAM Flso4,L ~
rpaphinc nlanq for pnbiic hnidings 50 c3s 80
titcr a iirhiI consideration 4 Tho mHfhod HAT has
%c cd pi ' If rr XIII irIn.s, an coaynced
that n great saving Of time and money Womb D..
hc appropriated IN or" sum. thai m" work Of con
structon might be uninerruptrfy pursued. and thus
c aionioI tir ,rrts,e olay eXperierced hy the
department I'D 10 his Tine Ia completing ;,c public
qarcd Tor TIE rental Of private bindings account
Of this DELAY h" saved 10 tho Government.
- may b." stated that tn estimates Tor some ~ fho
far bach as 1882 thc basis FOR whirh werc hc rates
prevailing ~ nat tim. lui. by rcaeCn ~ the great
date owing 10 IA, ,orc condition Of tho binding
tIad", -,,rpr be- Scrnnal in'r rr most
prices thr, ,rr hing Il uposs!hlr 70 c"mrlct" ia"
bn lngs ~ originally designed. AMI sometimes re
qurins he omission o. important parts Of the work
XIV QUARTERS.
II Is deemed very ,r>l aide that an appropriation
shoud be r,adr for onrr accommodations outside OF
the Treasury bnildu. for tho architectural d:vi>on
- ~ ncpata"pf as The rrc~ent quarters are in,
rr"rrr Transaction ~ a." delicate and important work
under rs SuFcrV!eion.
s1ATrrF oF LIMITATIONS
The necessity for The passage Of statute % lmlfa-
ton, constantly presses upon the attention Of ihc az
countin. -ncer, - 'hr Government
call aftenfiou TO the views oppressed on Ills sab
lcct In the annual report, OF tn Fi!st and second
Controllers Of the Treasury.